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UHF and VHF TV Aerials
- Know the Difference
There are obviously a lot of TV aerial types that you can find these days. Sometimes it's hard for you to choose, or which style to use for your set. To narrow down your choice, you can check out the two categories of television aerials or antennas available in the market. Knowing the difference between them gives clearer understanding which one to go for. UHF aerials or the Ultra High Frequency and is known to have better advantages than the VHF ones. UHF aerials are characterized by shorter elements. But having a UHF TV aerial installation at home can help you stay away from too much interference because of a much wider frequency band. No wonder why many radio stations are even using UHF signals for broadcasting. They are able to get better signal if they use UHF channels. When it comes to the cost, UHF aerials are not that expensive. You might only be buying some expensive parts
for a better ultra high frequency aerial installation. However, the amount of money that you will be spending is nothing as to compare with the kind of TV reception that you will be getting with UHF. VHF television aerials on the other hand have much longer parts and components. Since it is normally working on lower frequency, it normally requires longer wavelength to function. The most evident about very high frequency aerials is that it is bigger than the UHF ones but they are less expensive. Normally, many households would go for the cheaper one, which is VHF aerial. As what TV aerial installation professionals suggest, you still need to base your choice to the kind of frequency that your TV set or equipment is receiving. There's no specific aerial that works for everything. In most cases, using UHF can give you up to 38 channels VHF aerials can give up to 12 channels. That differs according to the frequency they are using. Clearly, there will be a number of instances that a VHF aerial will give you more benefits than UHF. There would also be an instance that UHF aerials are your logical and most practical solution. Make sure to get the right TV aerial for yourself today. That's the only way that you can have the best TV reception to watch at home.
T h e H i g h l y C i r c u l a t e d S a t e l l i t e M a g a z i n e
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MARCH 2014